Czech President starts State visit to Vietnam

Hanoi (VNA) - President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman arrived
in Hanoi on June 6 to start his three-day State visit to Vietnam at the
invitation of President Tran Dai Quang.

President Zeman’s delegation
includes his spouse Ivana Zemanova, Minister of Justice Robert Pelikan, Deputy
Minister of Foreign Affairs Vaclav Kolaja, Deputy Minister of Industry and
Trade Jiri Koliba, Deputy Minister of Interior Petr Mlsna and several other officials.

President Zeman, born in 1944, took
office in 2013. He served as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic from
1998-2002.

The visit aims to affirm the
Czech Republic’s wish to enhance friendship and cooperation with Vietnam, as
well as the country’s desire to make bilateral ties more extensive and
effective.

The visit is also a chance for
the two sides to seek measures to boost bilateral partnership in all fields,
especially economy, trade, investment, education-training and labour export and
discuss regional and international issues of shared concern.-VNA